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[Open session]
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[The accused present]
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[Upon commencing at 9.30 a.m.]
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Good morning. We will take appearances, please.
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Good morning, Madam President, your Honours, opposing counsel. This morning for the Prosecution, Brenda J Hollis, Mohamed A Bangura, Christopher Santora and our case manager, Maja Dimitrova.
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Good morning, Madam President, your Honours, counsel opposite. For the Defence today, myself Courtenay Griffiths, with me Mr Morris Anyah and Mr Terry Munyard of counsel.
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Before we begin, Ms Hollis, I think on Tuesday you had undertaken to let the Court know how much longer cross-examination would take. Have you been able to work something out yet?
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Yes, Madam President. Madam President, the Prosecution's estimate for the remaining cross-examination is seven to eight days. Of course, that is an estimate. We will try to be very efficient with our time. It will of course be dependent on how concise and direct the answers are to the questions that are asked. But that is our estimate, seven to eight days.
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Thank you. Mr Griffiths, is that helpful?
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That is extremely helpful, Madam President, and it will allow us now to organise ourselves in terms of the future progress of the trial.
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Thank you. In which case, Mr Taylor, good morning. I remind you, as we always do, of your declaration to tell the truth.
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